First Dinner

I couldn't really remember what I cooked the first time for my bf, until I came across this picture. I cooked vermicelli with clams with tomato sauce and basil with chicken Parmesan. It's a really simple dinner to cook and it's even better served with a light salad and some wine. Luckily my bf brought the wine :) And just a tip for you guys cooking to impress your bf or your gf, if you feel like you messed up the cooking or it doesn't taste as good as you wanted, serve them wine before dinner, everything tastes better with a bit of booze lol.

初めて彼氏に作ったご飯は何だったか全然覚えてないんですが、写真を整理していたら見つけました～ｗ　普通にアサリのトマトパスタとチキンパルメザンを作りました。手の込んだ料理に見えるんですが、意外と簡単にできるので良い感じｗ　ワインとサラダもあれば完璧！　初めて恋人とかに料理を作る時って結構緊張しませんか？僕は美味しく作れなかった時のため絶対に彼氏を作ってる間にほろよい状態にさせますｗ　ちょっと酔ってたらごまかしが効くんですよねｗ

sigh, brings back memories...

Here's the recipe for the Chicken Parmesan. Normally, people use plain bread crumbs, but I always use garlic or herbed croutons and grind them myself. 

Ingredients 4 servings

Coarse salt and ground pepper

2 large eggs

3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan

1/2 cup ground croutons

1 tablespoon mixed herbs

2 chicken breasts, butterflied

1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, homemade or storebought

4 ounces Buffalo mozzarella, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon olive oil

In a medium bowl, whisk eggs. In another bowl, combine Parmesan, ground croutons and mixed herbs. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a skillet over medium high heat with a tablespoon of olive oil. Dip chicken in egg, then in Parmesan mixture; place in skillet and cook until golden brown.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spread 1 cup tomato sauce in the bottom of a baking dish. Then top with chicken, remaining sauce, and finally mozzarella. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Left - Plum Daifuku / Right Chocolate Daifuku

For dessert, we had Daifuku. Daifuku literally means "great luck". It is a Japanese confection consisting of a small round mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans. The ones we had came from a shop called Rakuemon. It was a chocolate Daifuku and Plum Daifuku. Perfectly delish :)